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8 Best IPA's From the 2015 Great American Beer Festival, According to This Guy
Published By admin on 9 years ago
With sad regret, I was not able to make it to the 2015 Great American Beer Festival, but Ben Robinson, Editorial Director of Thrillist certainly found his way there... He initially set out to drink all 3,700 beers that were on display, however, he fell just a tad short. He did manage to drink any and all IPA's that he thought would be wor...
Bloody Mary, Our Brunch Princess
Published By admin on 9 years ago
Once named, 'Bucket of Blood', the Bloody Mary has long been our go-to for either curing hangovers, or to kick start Sunday Funday. This blissful and unforgettable tasting beverage has quite the history, and just celebrated its 80th birthday last year (2014). Back in 1920 a bartender named, Ferdinand "Pete" Petiot, started ex...
We Don't Play With Our Food, But We Sure Play With Our Alcohol
Published By admin on 9 years ago
If you have taken a tour around our American Bars website, you probably noticed our 'Bar Trivia' section. Not only do we love drinking here at, American Bars, but we love our drinking games, too. There are always the classics: Beer Pong, Flip the Cup, Shot Gun, so on and so on that we enjoy playing, but we also love being introduced to new ...
Drinking The Written Word
Published By admin on 9 years ago
Writers are known for loving their alcoholic beverages - whether it's beer, whiskey, champagne every writer has his or her poison. Dating back to Shakespeare himself (and I'm sure even before then), alcohol has long been the release of choice for writers. Some of their best work, and quotes have come while being intoxicated. Alcohol is writ...
The Barrel of Youth
Published By admin on 9 years ago
I am all for coming up with, and listing reasons why we should all be drinking whiskey until we look like raisins. So, I was pretty excited when I read one of BBC's latest articles about a 109 year old little lady that attributed her longevity to whiskey.  When asked what her secret is to living so long, she sweetly replied, "I don&#...

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Waffle Day is celebrated on March 25 every year, per the Swedish Tradition. The Waffles and Beer Festival is bringing the fun, food and good times to Downtown Los Angeles! Join the party on March 24th & 25th for beer, mimosas, live music and all the best Waffles in LA, from savory to sweet, you won't want to miss this epic food and beer festival!   Dates: Saturday, March 24th, 20...
Arizona’s salute to spirits & cocktail culture returns this February 17 – 19, 2018 with all-new events and venues, and a new location in Downtown Phoenix. Now known as the 2018 Arizona Cocktail WeekEnd, this seventh annual event is shaking up and serving 72-hours of fun in the Arizona sun, while the rest of the nation is still shivering through the dregs of wint...